Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image depicts a woman walking on a street. She is facing towards the camera but looking slightly to the side. She has distinct facial features, a strong jawline, and slightly squinted eyes. She is wearing a round hat with a decorative element, a dark dress with white polka dots, puffed sleeves, and buttons. She is carrying a coat in her right arm and a handbag in her hand. The background shows a busy street with other individuals walking in various directions. Some people are blurred, and there is a person holding shopping bags to her left. The buildings in the background are slightly out of focus, indicating a bustling urban setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 23 × 18.5 cm (9 1/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.8 × 20.2 cm (10 3/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.8


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Walker Evans: Subway Photographs and Other Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 24, 1991 - March 1, 1992

Bibliography

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 56

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 29; by unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: #85; lower center: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941

Wikidata ID

Q64170083

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